# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/anna-jagiellon
# Generated: 2026-08-31T21:28:16.665Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/anna-jagiellon"
name: "Anna Jagiellon"
slug: "anna-jagiellon"
description: "She waited half a century for a crown, then shared it with a husband fighting someone else's war. When he died, she handed the throne to her nephew instead of taking it alone."
tagline: "Queen regnant of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania"
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birthDate: "1523-10-18"
deathDate: "1596-09-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  historical:           23.09094266666667
  currentAttention:     7.689735874289536
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born 18 October 1523, daughter of Sigismund I the Old and Bona Sforza, Anna fielded marriage proposals for decades but stayed single until 52. Her brother Sigismund II Augustus died without male heirs, ending the Jagiellonian line, and suddenly her hand became the key to dynastic continuity. She was elected co-ruler in 1576 alongside her fiancé Stephen Báthory in a formal, distant marriage. While Báthory waged the Livonian War, Anna managed local administration and oversaw construction projects, including the city wall Stara Prochownia protecting Sigismund Augustus Bridge. Báthory's death in December 1586 left her positioned to rule alone, but she promoted her nephew Sigismund III Vasa instead, seating the House of Vasa on the throne for the next eight decades. She died 9 September 1596.